San Mateo County Civics 101

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

County Manager’s Office

Office of Sustainability

Jim Eggemeyer, Director

The Office of Sustainability is:

A Program initially created as a one-year pilot as part of the County Manager’s Office to oversee and coordinating stormwater work and centralize County sustainability initiatives.

Who we are:

• Started with a staff of three, then seven staff in Year 1

• June 2015 Budget Hearings with BOS – Merger approved to include staff from the Public Works RecycleWorks and Energy Watch programs

• In addition, staff from the North Fair Oaks Community Outreach Program also joined the Office of Sustainability

• And Surplus Property staff

• Now we are 30 staff

What we do:

A. Four (4) Core Functions (Initially)

1. Stormwater Management

a. Stormwater NPDES Municipal Regional Permit (MRP)

b. Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Area of Special Biological Significance (ASBS)

c. Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)

2. Sustainability Projects

a. County Operations Climate Action Plan

2. Sustainability Projects (cont.)

b. Energy Efficiency Climate Action Plan (Unincorporated Areas)

c. Energy Upgrade California (BayREN Grant)

d. MTC Connect RWC (Bike Share Grant)

e. Illegal Dumping – Multi Departmental Collaboration, “SeeClickFix” contract

f. Environmental Purchasing Policy

g. Green Portal Website San Mateo County

3. Commute Alternatives Program

4. CEQA Assistance to County Departments

a. DPW Capital Projects

b. Health

Other Projects & Responsibilities

Community Choice Energy

Sea Level Rise/Climate Change Adaptation

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• Comprehensive roadmaps • Specific activities an agency will undertake

to reduce GHG emissions • Build upon baseline from GHG inventories • Includes cost-benefit analysis • Focus on greatest “bang for the buck”

Climate Action Plans (CAPs)

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Municipal operations

Transportation

Land Use Water

Energy Waste

Community-wide activities +

Elements of a CAP

Community Choice Energy

A Local Energy Model to Green the Grid, Provide

Customer Choice and Boost Local Economies

How Does It Work?

CCE leverages the market power of group purchasing and local control.

CCE allows communities to pool their electricity demand in order to purchase and potentially develop power on behalf of local residents, businesses, and municipal facilities.

PURPOSE: • Drive energy efficiency projects for “hard-to-reach” customers –

small businesses, nonprofits, schools, farms, local governments, lower income residential • Assist cities with climate action planning and implementation

PARTNERSHIP: + PROGRAM MANAGEMENT:

Getting the Word Out

• Classes (energy efficiency course)

• Tabling at events

• Canvassing (need volunteers!)

Social Media:

www.smcenergywatch.com

• Monthly email newsletter

• Engaging elected officials

www.BayREN.org

Sustainability Best Practices Framework

For more information: Program Website Contact

BayREN and Energy Upgrade

www.BayREN.org Stephen Stolte 650-363-4133 sstolte@smcgov.org

PACE Financing Green.smcgov.org/pace-financing

Peninsula SunShares mygroupenergy.com/peninsula

SMC Energy Watch www.smcenergywatch.com Susan Wright, 650-599-1403, swright@smcgov.org

Zero Energy events www.smcenergywatch.com/ zero_energy_events

Jacki Falconio, 650-599-1402, jfalconio@smcgov.org

RecycleWorks Volunteer Academy

www.recycleworks.org/ sustainability/rva

Eun-Soo Lim, 650-599-1498

CCA green.smcgov.org Kirsten Pringle, 650-363-4088

http://www.smcenergywatch.com/http://www.smcenergywatch.com/zero_energy_eventshttp://www.smcenergywatch.com/zero_energy_events

Thank You!

Questions?

Slide Number 1Slide Number 2Slide Number 3Slide Number 4Slide Number 5Slide Number 6Slide Number 7Slide Number 8Slide Number 9Climate Action Plans (CAPs)Elements of a CAPSlide Number 12�How Does It Work? �Slide Number 14Getting the Word OutSustainability Best Practices FrameworkFor more information: Slide Number 18